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Watch: Moment powerful earthquake shakes Colombia and crumbles buildings
At least 111 people have been killed and dozens more injured after the 7.4 temblor hit the western part of the country, according to local officials.
Watch: Family escapes home during Colombia earthquake
At least 169 people are dead and a state of emergency has been declared after Colombia was hit by one of its largest earthquakes in years.
In shattered Cali, residents search for loved ones and signs of hope
Most deaths from the magnitude-7.4 quake were reported in Cali, Colombia’s third-most populous city, as crews search collapsed buildings for those still trapped.
Watch: Fishermen rescued after five days adrift in cool box
The men, aged 53 and 32, lost contact with their fishing cooperative on 14 August, 75 miles off the coast of Mexico.
On the front line of Ecuador's drugs war, police fight gangs, guns and corruption
The BBC goes on patrol with Ecuador's police, who are grappling with a huge surge in drug crime.
'My grandmother subjected my baby to female genital mutilation behind my back'
In Colombia, where FGM is still practised by some members of an indigenous group, a landmark bill banning the practice has been enacted.
How Mexican drug cartels have outsourced meth labs to Nigeria
West Africa is becoming increasingly attractive to those who want to make and export illicit drugs.
Livestreamer's murder raises questions over relations between Mexico's creators and cartels
The murder of content creator César Gastélum on Tuesday raises questions about why influencers are coming under attack.
The Argentine who wishes he could play for Wales
Proud of his Welsh roots, Chile-based Argentine defender Jeremias James hopes for a rule change to help his international ambitions.
Goals, records, tears ... Messi's most iconic moments
As Lionel Messi retires from international football following the death of his father, BBC Sport looks back at some of his most iconic moments.
Colombia's new president approves extradition of rebel leaders to US
It is a step towards ending a plan to stop violence by bringing rebel and criminal groups to the negotiating table.
US sanctions more Cuban companies and officials
An international socialist institute and Cuba's construction ministry are subject to the latest US sanctions, Marco Rubio announces.
Panama Canal to cut number of ships passing through due to El Niño
The crucial waterway's operator says low rainfall caused by the ocean pattern had led to the decision.
Peru earthquake damages buildings and causes power cuts
A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the Ayacucho region on Thursday, the US Geological Survey says.
Former Ecuadorian president imprisoned for corruption
Lenín Moreno denies taking bribes from a Chinese firm to secure a contract to build a hydroelectric plant.
Trump hails 'historic' deal for US to control 65bn barrels of Venezuela's oil
Venezuelan interim president says the unusual agreement will help revive her country's economy.
Ecuador intelligence chief and five Americans killed in Kenya helicopter crash
Michele Sensi-Contugi and his wife Stephany Hollihan are among the seven people killed in the crash.
Landslide at unlicensed Colombian gold mine kills 13
Four members of an indigenous family are among the dead, witnesses said.
Russia’s baiting and switching Latin Americans to fight its war
They were promised the moon and the stars but found only hell in a foreign land.
Latin America’s parks are being overtaken by teens fighting fierce ‘aura farming’ battles
Almost anywhere in the world, the “6-7” hand gesture and the dab are simply nonsensical relics of internet culture. But in public squares and university courtyards across Latin America, these moves are the weapons of choice among teenagers and college students in a new type of co
US military launches first known drug boat strike in months, killing 2 ‘narco-terrorists’
The U.S. military launched its first known strike on an alleged drug boat in two months off the coast of Latin America on Sunday, killing two “narco-terrorists” in the eastern Pacific. The U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) said early Monday the “low-profile” vessel operated along
U.S. forces strike vessel in Pacific, killing 2 accused of trafficking drugs
The death toll from the Trump administration's nearly yearlong campaign of bombing boats off Latin America's Caribbean coast and in the eastern Pacific now exceeds 210 after more than 60 strikes.
Brazil's President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Environmentalists have heavily criticised the exploratory drilling in the sea off the mouth of the Amazon.
Adviser to far-right Latin American leaders arrested for allegedly plotting to kill girlfriend
Fernando Cerimedo, 42, arrested on suspicion of ordering shooting of Bolivian lawyer Nadia Beller A senior adviser to many of Latin America’s new wave of far-right leaders has been arrested for allegedly masterminding the attempted murder of his girlfriend. The businessman and po